Upplands Väsby, Sweden, October 25, 2006 – Eizo Europe AB (“EIZO”) today announced the release of the RadiForce RX210, a 2 megapixel color LCD monitor, at JFR 2006 (Journees Françaises de Radiologie). The RadiForce RX210 meets the increasing need of hospitals for a monitor that can display both grayscale and color images for diagnostic imaging.
Hospitals typically use color monitors for imaging modalities like CT, MRI, and endoscopy, and high brightness monochrome monitors for viewing high resolution images such as CR and DR. In the past, departments purchased monitors according to the type of images they displayed, but image sharing between departments coupled with advances in image processing technology like 3D rendering and fusion have created the need for high level multi-purpose monitors that can display both color and monochrome images.
With the RadiForce RX210, viewing color and monochrome images can be done on one monitor.
The high brightness of 600 cd/m² and contrast ratio of 600:1 are close to the brightness and contrast ratio figures of monochrome monitors, ensuring the RX210 is suitable for CR and DR image display.
To meet monitor quality control standards as established in AAPM, DIN, and JESRA, the RX210 is the first RadiForce color monitor to come equipped with EIZO’s Digital Uniformity Equalizer (DUE) function. Due to unique characteristics of the backlight and liquid crystals, the luminance of LCD monitors is uneven across the screen. To compensate, the luminance level of each monitor is measured at EIZO’s factories in Japan and then DUE adjusts the luminance according to the measured data.
The RX210 comes with a CAL Switch function which has various calibration modes for different modalities such as CR, CT, and endoscopy. Switching between modes can be done by pressing a button on the front bezel, or by using the bundled ScreenManager Pro for Medical software to assign a mode to a specific application so that when the application is opened, it automatically displays images in the assigned mode.
ScreenManager Pro for Medical includes additional functions such as Independent Image Setting (IIS) and backlight saver. IIS allows for any specific area of an image to be adjusted and pre-set to various grayscale gradations and luminance levels. The backlight saver function turns the monitor’s secondary power off when a screensaver is activated and then turns it back on again when the screen comes out of screensaver mode for reduced power consumption of the monitor during prolonged usage.
The RadiForce RX210 is compatible with EIZO’s Clip-On Swing Sensor for precise remote calibration and image consistency operations. Attaching to the upper bezel, the Clip-On
Swing Sensor does not interfere with the viewing area of the screen and conveniently becomes enabled and visible only when remote quality control operations are being performed. With this sensor and EIZO’s quality control software RadiNET Pro and RadiCS (sold separately), quality control technicians will be able to remotely calibrate to the DICOM Part6 14 standard and set extremely precise values for gamma, brightness, and grayscale gradations.
For customer assurance, the RadiForce RX210 is backed by a three-year limited warranty. It complies with stringent medical, safety, and EMC emissions standards including TUV/GM, the CE Medical Device Directive and cTUVus. EIZO’s quality management system for medical devices is ISO 13485 certified.
Read more about RadiForce RX210 here!
Availability
The RX210 is available now through EIZO’s network of distributors.
About EIZO
Eizo Europe AB is a European subsidiary of Eizo Nanao Corporation, a leading Japanese manufacturer of high-end visual display products with a wide range of LCD, CRT, and PDP monitors, and Windows-Based Terminals. The image quality, long-term reliability, and innovative features of EIZO monitors make them the products of choice in many financial trading rooms, hospitals, back offices, and design studios throughout the world. EIZO is based in Japan and represented in over thirty countries by a network of exclusive distributors.
Eizo Europe AB markets and supports the Eizo product line throughout Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Russia, the Baltic States and other countries in the CIS. Eizo Europe AB who is ISO 9002 certified distributes the products through a network of resellers and distribution partners. Please contact the authorized EIZO distributor in your country for more details.
For more information, please contact:
Eizo Europe AB
Box 604
194 26 Upplands Väsby
Stockholm
Per Hertz (Product Manager) per.hertz@eizo.se
Elin Edland (Marketing Communications) elin.edland@eizo.se
Phone: +46 8 594 105 00
Fax: +46 8 590 915 75
www.eizo.se or www.eizo.org
Or:
Björn Johannesson (Marketing Communications) bjorn.johannesson@eizo.se
Phone: +31 346 556 544
Fax: +31 346 555 851
RadiNET™ and RadiCS™ are trademarks, and RadiForce® and EIZO are registered trademarks of Eizo Nanao Corporation.